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Stars shine on Earth Day

US: Actress Sigourney Weaver warned of the dangers facing oceans, President Barack Obama threw a White House party, and UN Chief Ban Ki-moon urged the world to kick the carbon habit — all in honour of planet Earth.

They were part of a galaxy of stars from the political, show business and sports worlds who shone the spotlight on Mother Nature as the United States marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on Thursday.

At a White House reception, Obama called Earth Day “a bright moment in our nation’s history and a milestone in the ongoing fight to protect our environment.”

Earth Day was “created” in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, a senator from Wisconsin, and Dennis Hayes, then a young graduate student.

“Together, they raised their voices and called on every American to take action on behalf of our environment,” Obama said.

“And in the four decades since, millions of Americans have heeded that call and joined together to protect the planet. And we’ve made immense progress since that day, from the landmark legislation of the 1970s, the Clean Air and the Clean Water Act, to the conservation of America’s precious landscapes,” he said.

Weaver took a lead role in the Earth Day celebrations, testifying before a Senate subcommittee alongside a fisherman, a diver and two scientists about how carbon emissions are turning the world’s oceans into acid baths.

Washington, Friday, AFP

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